Sigma Lithium (SGML) Competitors

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) and NexGen Energy (NYSE:NXE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Does the media favor SGML or NXE?

In the previous week, NexGen Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Sigma Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NexGen Energy and 3 mentions for Sigma Lithium. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Sigma Lithium's score of 0.44 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sigma Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NexGen Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SGML or NXE?

Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SGML or NXE?

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of NexGen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of NexGen Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SGML or NXE?

Sigma Lithium presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.78%. Given Sigma Lithium's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than NexGen Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NexGen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.75

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SGML or NXE?

NexGen Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sigma Lithium. Sigma Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexGen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sigma Lithium	$192.85M	7.03	-$28.33M	-$0.48	-25.38
NexGen Energy	N/A	N/A	$59.87M	$0.15	45.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SGML or NXE?

Sigma Lithium received 13 more outperform votes than NexGen Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave NexGen Energy an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%
NexGen Energy	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is SGML or NXE more profitable?

NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -36.85%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of -6.54% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%
NexGen Energy	N/A	-6.54%	-4.94%

Summary

NexGen Energy beats Sigma Lithium on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.